depiction of England's coat of arms, 1628 
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE  
DIEV ET MON DROIT  ❧ By the King. ❧ A Proclamation prohibiting the transportation of any Corn, Graine, Victuals, Ordinance, Arms, or Munition for War, into the Kingdom of France.  
WHereas the differences between Us, and Our Brother the French King, have been of later times, and at this present are so notorious, that neither Our own Subjects, nor any our Allies and Confederates, can in any probability pretend ignorance of them; And whereas Our said Brother of France, did publish two several Declarations, the first of the fourteenth day of May, one thousand six hundred twenty seven, the second of the twefth of August, one thousand six hundred twenty seven, full of acrimony, wherein, amongst other things, all Traffic and Commerce with Our Realm of England is prohibited, not only to His own Subjects, but to all others of whatsoever quality, condition, or Nation they be, under severe penalties, which not withstanding, yet We have proceeded with such moderation, that hitherto We have not only forborn any such publication, but have in a sort dispensed with such as have carried to Our said Brother, and his Subjects, even Warlike provisions, and other the most forbidden Commodities, hoping that this Our milden esse and facility, would have produced better effects: But now, taking into Our Princely consideration the manifold inconveniences which upon this liberty have ensued, and daily may be multiplied, to the damage of Us and Our people, if the same should not be prevented with a speedy restraint; And well knowing how agreeable it is to reason, and the practice of all Princes and States, to hinder and divert the transportation of all manner of Victuals, and Munitions of War, provided for the aid and support of those, who at present are not in amity with Us, and therefore are likely to employ them against Us and Our Kingdoms; We are resolved to publish and notify, and by these presents, by the advice of Our Privy Counsel, do publish and notify, that We will not henceforth permit any person whatsoever, to send, or carry into the Realm of France, or any the Countries and Dominions of the French King, any manner of Grain, or other Victuals, or any manner of provisions, to serve to build, furnish, or arm any Ships of War, or any kind of Munition for the War, or Materials for the same, being not of the nature of mere Merchandise: And therefore, if any person, either of Our own Subjects, or of Our Allies and Confederates, shall after twenty days from the publication of these presents, by any of Our own Ships, or the Ships of any Our Subjects, authorized under the great Seal of the Admiralty to that effect, be taken sailing towards the places aforesaid, having on board any Ordinance, Arms of any sort, Powder, Shot, Match, Brimstone, Copper, Iron, Cordage of any kinds, Hemp, Sail, Cables, Anchors, Masts, Rafters, Boat-oares, Capraves, Clapboard, Pipestaves, Vessels, Pitch, Tar, Rosin. Okam, Corn, Graine, or Victuals of any sort, or any provisions for shipping, or Munitions for War, or returning thence in the same Voyage with the proceed of the said prohibited goods; We shall hold the said Ships and Goods so taken for lawful Prize, and cause them to be ordered as Ships and Goods duly forfeited for the benefit of Ourselves, where Our own Ships shall arrest the same, and to the benefit of such others as being not in Our wages, but otherwise authorized under the great Seal of Our Admiralty, as is aforesaid, by Letters of Marque, have stayed and arrested the same.  
Given at Our Court at White-Hall the fifteenth day of October, in the fourth year of Our Reign of Great Britain, France and Ireland.  
God save the King.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and john Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. M.DC.XXVIII.